“da niuna cura accompagnato fuori che quella di scoprire antiche cose”.: Nuovi dati sugli scavi Campanari a Vulci (Rapporti di scavo inediti, 09.11.1835–28.05.1836)

Hitherto unpublished reports of the excavations by the Società Vincenzo Campanari – Governo Pontificio at Vulci found at the German Archaeological Institute in Rome provide an important contribution to the better understanding of the early excavations at Vulci, their temporal and spatial progress, the dissemination of the finds, and the mechanisms of the art market in the late 1830s. The reports – signed by Domenico Campanari and addressed to Karl Josias von Bunsen – span the entire second excavation season between November 9th 1835 and May 28th 1836 both on the plateau of the Etrusco-Roman city and in the necropolis. We have been able to identify a group of 37 objects in various European and non-European museums and collections and connect them with the excavations of the Campanaris in Vulci. It was thus possible outline the lively network of antiquarians, scholars and collectors within which the Campanaris operated and for whom scientific and commercial interests appeared complementary.Hitherto unpublished reports of the excavations by the Società Vincenzo Campanari – Governo Pontificio at Vulci found at the German Archaeological Institute in Rome provide an important contribution to the better understanding of the early excavations at Vulci, their temporal and spatial progress, the dissemination of the finds, and the mechanisms of the art market in the late 1830s. The reports – signed by Domenico Campanari and addressed to Karl Josias von Bunsen – span the entire second excavation season between November 9th 1835 and May 28th 1836 both on the plateau of the Etrusco-Roman city and in the necropolis. We have been able to identify a group of 37 objects in various European and non-European museums and collections and connect them with the excavations of the Campanaris in Vulci. It was thus possible outline the lively network of antiquarians, scholars and collectors within which the Campanaris operated and for whom scientific and commercial interests appeared complementary

The Hidden Cityscape of Vulci: Geophysical Prospections Providing New Data on Etruscan Urbanism

For a long time, Etruscan cities, their physical appearance, diachronic evolution and cultural and social figurations have largely been neglected in archaeological research. Only in recent years has this begun to change thanks to the systematic application of new methodological approaches. By using a combination of non-invasive, geophysical prospections and targeted excavations at neuralgic points, the Vulci Cityscape project aims to examine the cityscape of Vulci and its transformation over the longue durée. Geophysical surveys conducted in 2020 on 22.5 ha north of the so-called decumanus resulted in a new and more complete plan of this part of the city, identifying different functional areas, differentiating street systems and revealing the complex historical palimpsest of the urban structure. Among the functional areas, a new sacred district to the west of the tempio grande, including a new monumental, late Archaic temple stands out. Not only do the results improve our knowledge of the urban layout of Vulci, but they also shed new light on Etruscan urbanism in general